Peter Ruggiero is a Professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. Ruggiero’s primary research interests include coastal geomorphology and coastal hazards, and he has over two decades of experience in assessing the impacts of storms and climate change to beaches and dunes. Currently Ruggiero’s research group is developing probabilistic approaches for assessing vulnerability to coastal hazards in light of a changing and variable climate. He currently leads several transdisciplinary projects that are assessing coastal resilience and ecomorphodynamics in the US Pacific Northwest and elsewhere. Ruggiero is Principal Investigator and co-Director of The Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub, a multi-institutional NSF-funded project focused on increasing resiliency among coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest.